Collaborations with Sammy Cahn and Johnny Burke produced string of landmark hits Jimmy Van Heusen, Inducted 1971

He left Kool & The Gang in 1989 to pursue a solo career, right away landing a No. 1 duet hit with Regina Belle James "JT" Taylor, Inducted 2018

Wrote more than 6000 songs including  "Bye Bye Love" and "Wake Up Little Suzie." Felice Bryant, Inducted 1986

Wrote SHOF 2015 Towering Song "What A Wonderful World" with Bob Thiele George Weiss, Inducted 1984